Naruse, JP

Akira Naruse, Toyohashi-Shi JP

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20100158590

WASTE POWDER RECOVERING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A recovery port, through which waste powder is recovered, is formed at one end of a waste powder recovery container. A conveying member for conveying the waste powder, which has been recovered through the recovery port, from one end to the other end is disposed inside the waste powder recovery container. The conveying member includes a first conveying portion positioned on a side of the recovery port, for conveying the waste powder to the other end, and a second conveying portion for dispersing in a widthwise direction the waste powder conveyed by the first conveying portion.

06-24-2010

20110206389

IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation apparatus including: a toner cartridge storing toner; a developer; a hopper temporarily storing toner supplied from the toner cartridge and supplying the developer with the toner; a magnetic sensor including a magnet and a reed switch that determines whether the magnet is within a detection area thereof, one of which is fixed to a predetermined position, and the other of which is configured to move downwards as a surface level of toner stored in a toner storage of the hopper decreases and thus serves as a surface level detector for detecting the surface level; a lifter configured to periodically lift the surface level detector above the surface level such that the magnet goes out of the detection area; and an ON-edge detector configured to detect ON-edges each indicating a point in time when the magnet has entered the detection area.

08-25-2011

20110206391

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus that includes: a buffer configured to temporarily store therein toner supplied from a toner cartridge and to be fed to a developing unit; a magnetic reed switch configured to sense magnet variation occurring in a sensing range and sequentially output signals each indicating a result of the sensing; a toner level indicator plate disposed within the buffer to swing up and down about a fixed edge in response to a change in a level of the toner that remains in the buffer, the toner level indicator plate having a magnet on a free edge thereof, the magnet being made to reach the sensing range in a state where the toner level indicator plate has swung down.

08-25-2011

Akira Naruse, Kawasaki JP

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20090328006

INSTRUCTION-TRACE GENERATION PROGRAM, INSTRUCTION-TRACE GENERATING DEVICE, AND INSTRUCTION-TRACE GENERATING METHOD - An instruction-trace generating device generates an instruction trace of a first instruction string from a second instruction string obtained by sampling, at predetermined intervals, the first instruction string executed a plurality of times. The device includes a dividing unit dividing the second instruction string into partial instruction strings and causes the divided partial instruction strings to be stored in a storage unit; a similarity calculating unit calculating a similarity for each combination of all of the stored partial instruction strings; a selecting unit selecting one of the combinations of the partial instruction strings based on the similarity; a combination-pattern generating unit generating a plurality of combination patterns by combining instructions included in the selected partial instruction strings; a likelihood calculating unit calculating a likelihood for each of the combination patterns; and a partial-instruction-string replacing unit causing the combination patterns to be stored in the storage unit based on the likelihood.

12-31-2009

20100145983

HOMOLOGY SEARCHING METHOD - An apparatus for controlling devices for searching homology of queries in a base sequence in parallel, includes: a memory for storing a base sequence and an appearing frequency of each of first strings each having a fixed length appearing in the base sequence; and a processor for executing a process including: obtaining queries for searching homology in the base sequence; retrieving each of second strings each having a longer fixed length then that of first strings and partially appearing in each of the queries; determining an approximate appearing frequency of each of the second string on the basis of the appearing frequency of the first strings; evaluating for each of the query sequences a load of task for searching homology; and allocating each task for searching homology for each of the queries among the devices on the basis of the result of evaluation of the load of the each task.

06-10-2010

20110029755

PROCESSOR AND ARITHMATIC OPERATION METHOD - A processor has a first table including an entry that associates a logical address with a physical address of a page that manages a virtual space address. The processor determines, when a target logical address accessed by one of threads is translated to the physical address, whether an entry corresponding to the target logical address is present in the first table, the target logical address is of a page accessed by a program. The processor determines, when the entry corresponding to the target logical address is not present in the first table, whether the target logical address has been accessed during the running of the program. The processor delays, when the target logical address has not yet been accessed, the process of reading the entry corresponding to the target logical address from a page table into the first table by a predetermined time to thereby delay the one thread.

02-03-2011

20110125824

COMPUTER FOR PERFORMING INTER-PROCESS COMMUNICATION, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING INTER-PROCESS COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, AND INTER-PROCESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - In response to an all-to-all inter-process communication request from a local process, a computer repeatedly determines a destination server in accordance with a destination-server determination procedure so that, in a same round of destination-server determinations repeatedly performed by the respective servers during all-to-all inter-process communication, the servers determine servers that are different from one another as destination servers. Each time the destination server is determined, the computer sequentially determines a process running on the determined destination server as a destination process. Each time the destination process is determined, the computer obtains transmission data for the destination process from a send buffer in which the transmission data is stored as a result of execution of the local process and transmits the obtained transmission data to the destination server so as to enable reading of the transmission data during execution of the determined destination process in the destination server.

05-26-2011

20120016997

RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION PROCEDURE - A computer acquires correspondence data including a plurality of combinations of identifiers of selected computers, in which parallel processes are started, and identifiers of the parallel processes, wherein the selected computers are among a plurality of computers connected to a multipath network having relay devices extending over two or more hierarchies. The computer specifies a network identifier to be used for distributing communication paths among the selected computers for every selected computer that includes an identifier in the correspondence data, wherein the specified network identifiers is among network identifiers of respective communication paths in the multipath network, and the specified network identifier corresponds to each identifier of a plurality of computers, and is used for routing.

01-19-2012

20120020372

PROHIBITION TURN DETERMINATION APPARATUS - A prohibition turn determination apparatus determines an initial path so that the communication amounts of respective links connecting switches to each other are most efficiently distributed between a communication pair, that is, a pair of servers communicating with each other via a network. Then, the prohibition turn determination apparatus calculates the communication amounts of respective turns formed along the initial path based on the communication amounts set between end nodes which are the communication pair. Next, the prohibition turn determination apparatus determines prohibition turns, which are not used for packet communication, based on the communication amounts of respective turns by an Up/down method or a TP method. Finally, the prohibition turn determination apparatus determines the final routing to avoid the prohibition turns.

01-26-2012

20120106556

COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE IN NETWORK INCLUDING LAYERED RELAY APPARATUSES - This method includes: obtaining first data including identifiers of selected computers for invocation of parallel processes among plural computers connected to lowest-layer relay apparatuses in a network including relay apparatuses in plural layers, wherein the network includes paths between a relay apparatus in a first layer and plural relay apparatuses in a second layer that is an immediately upper layer than the first layer; and selecting, for each of the selected computers and from network identifiers for respective communication routes, network identifiers to be used for communication with other selected computers so as to avoid coincidence of communication routes between the selected computers for which a same difference value is calculated between identification numbers, wherein the network identifiers are associated in advance with an identifier of each of the plural computers and are used for routing in the network, and the identification numbers are assigned for ordering the selected computers.

05-03-2012

20120151090

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING A PORT NUMBER IN ASSOCIATION WITH ONE OR MORE ADDRESSES - A port number is stored in a memory in association with one or more addresses using a data block by which at least one port number associated with a predetermined number of consecutive addresses is written into the memory. Further, a first port number assigned to output ports each being provided for different one of a plurality of relay nodes is stored in association with first consecutive addresses in such a manner that one or more data blocks including the first port number associated with the first consecutive addresses are written into the memory.

06-14-2012

Patent applications by Akira Naruse, Kawasaki JP

Asami Naruse, Shiga JP

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20100213124

SUBMERGED MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - A submerged membrane separation apparatus is provided that includes a separation membrane module and fine bubble diffusing tubes placed vertically below the module that can evenly and uniformly produce fine bubbles from vertically below the separation membrane module, even when the separation membrane module is large. The apparatus includes: a plurality of fine bubble diffusing tubes placed vertically below the separation membrane module; and a plurality of gas supply pipes for supplying gas to the fine bubble diffusing tubes, wherein the plurality of gas supply pipes are opposed to each other so that a region vertically below the separation membrane module is held between them, the plurality of fine bubble diffusing tubes are connected to the gas supply pipes and extend in a direction intersecting with the membrane surface of the separation membrane element, and the fine bubble diffusing tubes opposed to one another have front ends placed adjacent to one another or have front end portions overlapping one another.

08-26-2010

Atsushi Naruse, Okazaki-Shi JP

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20100079568

Active Energy Beam-Curable Ink and Ink-Jet Recording Method Using Active Energy Beam-Curable Ink - An active energy beam-curable ink contains an active energy beam-curable resin and a photocation polymerization initiator; wherein, as the active energy beam-curable resin, a multifunctional epoxy compound, an oxetane compound and 33 to 55% by weight of a monofunctional alicyclic epoxy compound are contained. Accordingly, it is possible to stably discharge the active energy beam-curable ink from an ink jet head, and the ink having a high hardness and high adhesion after curing is provided.

04-01-2010

20110190418

Cationic Polymerization Ink - A cationic polymerization ink that can be hardened by cationic polymerization, includes monomers. The monomers include an epoxy monomer having an epoxy group as a functional group and an oxetane monomer having an oxetane group as the functional group. The monomers include a monofunctional monomer having one functional group and a polyfunctional monomer having at least two functional groups. A total functional group equivalent weight, which is a total of a functional group equivalent weight of the monofunctional monomer and a functional group equivalent weight of the polyfunctional monomer, is not less than 130 and not greater than 144. A ratio of the functional group equivalent weight of the polyfunctional monomer to the total functional group equivalent weight is not less than 23 percent and not greater than 38 percent.

08-04-2011

Atsushi Naruse, Okazaki-Shi, Aichi-Ken JP

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20100143606

Photocation-Curable Ink and Ink-Jet Recording Method by Using Photocation-Curable Ink - The present invention is directed to a photocation-curable ink, an object of which is to improve the adhesion performance with respect to a recording medium without deteriorating the hardness of an ink coating film irrelevant to the type of a photopolymerization initiator. The photocation-curable ink according to the present invention uses a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl free radical or a compound including a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl free radical structure; wherein molar concentration of the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl free radical or the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl free radical structure in the ink is 19.6 mM to 39.2 mM. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the photocation-curable ink having the high adhesion performance with respect to the printing medium.

Hideo Naruse, Chiryu-Shi JP

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20090118981

FUEL INJECTOR WITH FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR - A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine is provided. The fuel injector is equipped with a fuel pressure sensor which is installed in a metallic injector body. The fuel injector also includes an amplifier working to amplify an output of the fuel pressure sensor and a thermal insulating member disposed between the metallic injector body and the amplifier to shield the amplifier thermally, thereby ensuring the accuracy in measuring the pressure of fuel within the fuel injector.

05-07-2009

20090241650

FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR/SENSOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY, FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS, AND PRESSURE SENSING APPARATUS - A fuel pressure sensor/sensor mount assembly in which a fuel pressure sensor is so mounted as to exposed to a high-pressure fuel path through which fuel is supplied to a fuel injector, a fuel injection apparatus equipped with a built-in fuel pressure sensor, and a pressure sensing apparatus working to measure the pressure of fuel in a fuel injector are provided. The fuel pressure sensor/sensor mount assembly is disposed between the high-pressure fuel path and the fuel injector, thus permitting the size of the fuel injector to be minimized without sacrificing the accuracy in measuring the pressure of the fuel. The fuel injection apparatus and the a pressure sensing apparatus are designed to ensure desired accuracy in measuring the pressure of the fuel.

10-01-2009

Hideto Naruse, Okaya-Shi JP

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20090205421

PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR - [Problems to be Solved] To confirm whether a physical quantity sensor operates normally or not with a simple structure.

08-20-2009

20100326189

PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTION APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD - An angular velocity detection apparatus (i.e., physical quantity detection apparatus) includes a gyro sensor element (i.e., physical quantity detection element) that allows an angular velocity detection signal that corresponds to the magnitude of an angular velocity (i.e., physical quantity) and a leakage signal of vibrations based on a drive signal (square-wave voltage signal) to flow through a detection electrode, a driver circuit that generates the drive signal, a synchronous detection circuit that performs a synchronous detection process on a detection target signal that includes the angular velocity detection signal and the leakage signal based on a detection signal that is synchronized with the drive signal, and a phase change circuit that changes a relative timing of at least one of a rising edge and a falling edge of the detection signal with respect to the detection target signal based on a control signal so that at least part of the leakage signal is output by the synchronous detection process.

12-30-2010

Hirotaka Naruse, Kitahiroshima-Shi JP

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20110133111

OXIDE AND MAGNETO-OPTICAL DEVICE - An oxide is provided that contains the oxide represented by Formula (I) as the main component thereof, that has a Verdet constant at a wavelength of 1.06 μm of at least 0.18 min/(Oe·cm), and that has a transmittance at a wavelength of 1.06 μm and for an optical length of 3 mm of at least 70%,

06-09-2011

Hiroyuki Naruse, Tochigi JP

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20110031219

CYLINDER BARREL INSIDE SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A cylinder barrel inside surface treatment apparatus for providing a uniform treatment finish is disclosed. The treatment apparatus includes a pallet on which a cylinder block is placed with a gasket surface faced upward. A top opening of a cylinder barrel of the cylinder block is covered by a cover member having a concave portion communicating with the top opening. A nozzle having treatment solution spray holes is attached to the cover member. The treatment solution is sprayed toward a wall of the concave portion from the treatment solution spray holes and flows along the wall from a top end to a bottom end of the cylinder barrel inside surface.

Hitoshi Naruse, Musashino-Shi JP

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20090097161

HEAD ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, DISK DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HEAD ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a disk, a drive section which is configured to support and rotate the disk, a head, and a head actuator assembly. The head actuator assembly includes a board unit including a base portion on which an electronic component is mounted, a main flexible printed circuit board which is configured to extend from the base portion and have a connecting end portion attached to the carriage, and a reinforcing plate including a bent portion fixed to the main flexible printed circuit board, and a vibration damper which is configured to include a sheet-shaped viscoelastic material stuck on the bent portion and a sheet-shaped reinforcing material, more rigid than the viscoelastic material and stuck on the viscoelastic material in superposed relation, and suppress vibration of the reinforcing plate.

04-16-2009

Patent applications by Hitoshi Naruse, Musashino-Shi JP

Isao Naruse, Nagoya-Shi JP

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20090211861

Collector Shoe Device - An object of the present invention is to realize a structure able to well retain contact performance between an overhead line and a slider

08-27-2009

Junji Naruse, Kawasaki-Shi JP

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20100012993

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes a photodiode array having a plurality of photodiodes, read transistors each having one terminal and the other terminal of a current path, one terminal of the current path being connected to each of four photodiodes corresponding to two photodiodes adjacent in a row direction and two photodiodes adjacent in a column direction, the other terminal of the current path being connected in common to a first node, the first node provided as a set of four photodiodes being in a floating-state, read control lines to connect the gate of the read transistor corresponding to each set of the read transistors in common, and independently supplied with a read signal, and vertical signal lines supplied with a signal converted by two photodiodes adjacent in a row direction of the photodiodes for an independent period within one horizontal blanking period of image scanning.

01-21-2010

Junji Naruse, Yokohama-Shi JP

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20110141333

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a back side illumination type solid-state imaging device includes an imaging area in which a plurality of unit pixels each including a photoelectric conversion section and a signal scan circuit section are arranged on a semiconductor substrate, and a light illumination surface formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate located opposite a surface of the semiconductor substrate on which the signal scan circuit section is formed, wherein the unit pixel comprises a high-sensitivity pixel and a low-sensitivity pixel with a lower sensitivity than the high-sensitivity pixel. And each of the high-sensitivity pixel and the low-sensitivity element comprises a first pixel separation layer located on the light illumination surface side in the semiconductor substrate to separate the pixels from each other.

06-16-2011

20110228149

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a photodiode module in which first photodiodes corresponding to high-sensitivity pixels and second photodiodes corresponding to low-sensitivity pixels are alternately arranged at preset pitch P in a semiconductor substrate, high-sensitivity pixel interconnection lines formed at preset pitch C on the substrate, low-sensitivity pixel interconnection lines that are formed at preset pitch D on the substrate, high-sensitivity pixel color filters formed at preset pitch A on the opposite side of the respective interconnection lines with respect to the substrate, and low-sensitivity pixel interconnection lines that are formed at preset pitch B on the other side of the interconnection lines with respect to the substrate. The relationship between the above pitches is set to D=B

09-22-2011

Junko Naruse, Chiba JP

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20090230851

Polymer Containing Sulfo Group and Organic Electroluminescent Element Containing the Polymer - A polymer compound suitable for use in organic electroluminescent elements; a process for producing the compound; and an organic electroluminescent element employing the compound. The polymer is a sulfo-containing polymer characterized by having a structure formed by introducing sulfo groups into a polymer comprising repeating units represented by the general formula (1):

09-17-2009

Kazushi Naruse, Nara-Shi JP

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20090159970

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a semiconductor device which can be manufactured at low cost and has a low on-resistance and a high withstand voltage, and its manufacturing method. The semiconductor device comprises an N-type well area formed on a P-type semiconductor substrate, a P-type body area formed within the well area, an N-type source area formed within the body area, an N-type drain area formed at a distance from the body area within the well area, a gate insulating film formed so as to overlay a part of the body area, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film and a P-type buried diffusion area which makes contact with the bottom of the body area and extends to an area beneath the drain area in a direction parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate within the well area.

06-25-2009

Kazuya Naruse, Ibi-Gun JP

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20110229684

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body to define cells. The cells include peripheral cells in contact with peripheral walls of the at least one honeycomb fired body and basic cells positioned to be surrounded by the peripheral cells. The peripheral cells include an irregular cell having a cell cross-sectional area larger than a cell cross-sectional area of one of the basic cells.

09-22-2011

20110230335

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURED BODY - A honeycomb structured body includes a honeycomb block formed by bonding honeycomb fired bodies together. Each of the honeycomb fired bodies has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired bodies to define cells. At least one of the honeycomb fired bodies includes a first cell region having first cells and a second cell region having second cells and provided between a first peripheral cell wall and a second peripheral cell wall located on a periphery of each honeycomb fired body to surround a part or a whole of the first cell region. The honeycomb structured body has a higher aperture ratio at a first end face than at a second end face. The first end face has first aperture ratio in the second cell region higher than a second aperture ratio in the first cell region.

09-22-2011

20110236624

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls to define cells and a peripheral wall constituting a periphery of the at least one honeycomb fired body. The cells include peripheral cells in contact with the peripheral wall of the at least one honeycomb fired body constituting a periphery of the ceramic block and basic cells arranged at an inner side of the peripheral cells. The peripheral cells include deformed cells each having a different shape from the basic cells in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body. Each of the deformed cells is capable of receiving therein a circle of about 0.9 mm in diameter in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

09-29-2011

20110236626

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including honeycomb fired bodies. The honeycomb fired bodies include outer honeycomb fired bodies and at least one inner honeycomb fired body. At least one of the outer honeycomb fired bodies includes a curved part and a linear part provided in a part of a periphery of the at least one of the outer honeycomb fired bodies which partially constitutes a periphery of the ceramic block. The linear part is substantially parallel to at least one of a first adhesive layer between one of the outer honeycomb fired bodies and an adjacent inner honeycomb fired body, and a second adhesive layer between adjacent outer honeycomb fired bodies. The linear part has a length of from about 5 mm to about 20 mm in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

09-29-2011

20110237427

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall is formed around the at least one honeycomb fired body. The peripheral wall of the at least one honeycomb fired body, which forms a periphery of the ceramic block, is a stepped peripheral wall provided with a level difference. The level difference includes a projected portion and a recessed portion in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body. At least one of the projected portion and the recessed portion is formed by at least one of a curve line and a straight line in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body by being subjected to chamfering.

09-29-2011

20110262691

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes extrusion-molding honeycomb molded bodies. The honeycomb molded bodies are fired to form honeycomb fired bodies. A molding frame optionally having a vent portion with air permeability is provided. The honeycomb fired bodies are fixed in the molding frame. A member having an other vent portion with air permeability is optionally disposed on an inner face side of the molding frame. A gap between the honeycomb fired bodies and a gap between the molding frame and the honeycomb fired bodies are filled with a sealing material paste. The sealing material paste includes inorganic particles and/or inorganic fibers. The sealing material paste is dried to solidify the sealing material paste and to form an adhesive layer and a coat layer. The sealing material paste is in contact with at least a part of the vent portion during the drying.

10-27-2011

Keiji Naruse, Okayama JP

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20120145563

pH OR CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE AND pH OR CONCENTRATION MEASURING METHOD - Disclosed are a pH or concentration measuring device and a pH or concentration measuring method which enable measurement in the shortest possible time even in an object to be measured having low buffer capacity. Specifically disclosed are a pH or concentration measuring device and measuring method for measuring the pH or concentration of a sample solution that is an object to be measured, the device being provided with first and second sensors that each output a signal corresponding to the pH or concentration of a solution, an inspection tube that is provided with a first room in which the first sensor is disposed and a second room in which the second sensor is disposed, a feeding means that feeds a baseline solution into the inspection tube, and an injecting means which injects the sample solution into the first room of the inspection tube and brings the sample solution into contact with the first sensor, wherein a vibration means which vibrates the interface between the sample solution stored in the first room and the baseline solution is provided.

06-14-2012

Kenichi Naruse, Nagoya-Shi JP

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20100238259

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member, a housing, a cover, an exposing unit fit to the cover and which moves closer toward/away from the photosensitive member in response to opening/closing of the cover, wherein the exposing unit forms a latent image on the photosensitive member by exposing the photosensitive member when the exposing unit is arranged in close vicinity to the photosensitive member by the closing of the cover, an image forming unit, which forms an image corresponding to the latent image and a housing side electrode provided inside of the housing, wherein the housing side electrode feeds an exposing power to an exposing unit side electrode by contacting the exposing unit side electrode provided in the exposing unit when the exposing unit is arranged in close vicinity to the photosensitive member by the closing of the cover.

09-23-2010

Kenichi Naruse, Nagoya JP

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20090142080

Image Forming Device - An image forming device includes a rotational body configured such that an image to be transferred onto a sheet is formed in an image forming position thereon, a storage configured to store thereon, in a non-volatile manner, a correction parameter for canceling a deviation of the image forming position caused due to unevenness of a rotational speed of the rotational body, an adjusting unit configured to adjust the image forming position by controlling at least one of the rotational speed of the rotational body and timing of forming the image on the rotational body, based on the correction parameter, a first board loaded with the storage, and a second board loaded with the adjusting unit, the second board being provided separately from the first board.

06-04-2009

20100073704

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes a processor configured to process image data, an image forming unit configured to perform image formation based on the image data processed by the processor, a cover configured to, when being opened, allow an external access to the image forming unit therethrough, a detector configured to detect whether the cover is opened, and an interrupting unit configured to, when determining with the detector that the cover is kept opened for a first time period, interrupt the processing of the image data by the processor.

03-25-2010

Kentarou Naruse, Osaka-Shi JP

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20100260506

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with an image forming station for forming an image, a display unit for displaying specified information, a mode changing section for switching a mode of the image forming apparatus between a first mode for waiting on standby with first power consumption and a second mode for waiting on standby with second power consumption lower than the first power consumption, a determining section for determining whether or not an image can be formed after the mode is switched from the second mode to the first mode, a starting section for starting the display unit when the determining section determines that no image can be formed, and a notifying section for displaying on the display unit information to the effect that no image can be formed.

10-14-2010

Mamoru Naruse, Tokushima-Ken JP

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20100322999

FENTANYL-CONTAINING PATCH FOR EXTERNAL USE - A patch for external use which has a laminate structure comprising a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which contains a styrene/isoprene/styrene block copolymer as the base and further contains a tackifier resin consisting of a rosin resin and at least one other tackifier resin, a softening agent consisting of polybutene and liquid paraffin, a fatty acid ester, and fentanyl, characterized in that the weight ratio of the rosin resin to fentanyl is 1 to 5, the weight ratio of the rosin resin to the whole tackifier resin is 0.1 to 0.6, and the tackifier resin accounts for 30 to 60wt % of the whole pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The patch is excellent in the permeation of fentanyl through the skin and in storage stability, and is weak in irritation to skin.

12-23-2010

20120071511

FENTANYL-CONTAINING ADHESIVE PREPARATION FOR EXTERNAL USE - Disclosed is a fentanyl-containing adhesive preparation for external use, wherein an adhesive layer is laminated on a supporting body. The adhesive layer contains SIS, a tackifier resin that is composed of a rosin resin and terpene resin, and a softener that is composed of a plybutene and a liquid paraffin. The adhesive layer also contains fentanyl as an active ingredient. The fentanyl-containing adhesive preparation for external use has excellent skin permeation of fentanyl and high preparation stability, without suffering from crystallization of fentanyl during storage.

03-22-2012

Mamoru Naruse, Kagawa JP

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20090202602

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR APPLICATION TO NAIL - Since treatment effects of conventional external preparations were not satisfactory, it is aimed to provide a novel external preparation that is excellent in drug permeability to nail, capable of fully exhibiting effects of an antifungal drug, and effective for treatments of diseases such as nail mycosis and nail candidiasis, particularly, treatments for nail tinea. The external preparation of this invention is a pharmaceutical composition for nail characterized by containing an antifungal drug, alkylpyrrolidone or a derivative thereof, and a crosslinking hydrogel.

08-13-2009

Masuyuki Naruse, Kumamoto JP

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20110107870

PEDAL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCAR OR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THROTTLE MECHANISM - The invention provides a pedal apparatus for an electric motorcar or for a motor vehicle having a throttle mechanism including: a brake pedal having a brake auxiliary pad to which a brake arm is connected; and an accelerator pad configured to be rotated in the lateral direction within a predetermined angle range for an accelerating operation, wherein the accelerator pad is formed of a reinforced plastic and is formed with a convex-shaped projection at a midsection thereof, a distal end of the accelerator arm extending from a throttle position sensor mounted on a vehicle body and rotating a predetermined angle range is disposed so as to be in abutment with the accelerator pad, and the rotation angle detected by the rotation of the accelerator arm is transmitted via transmitting means to an accelerator or a throttle mechanism that controls a driving motor via the throttle position sensor.

05-12-2011

Mitsuru Naruse, Shizuoka JP

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20100277548

INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INK RECORDED MATTER - The present invention provides an inkjet recording ink containing at least a pigment dispersion liquid A containing at least a first carbon black, a dispersant, and water, and a self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B which contains a second carbon black having a surface functional group, wherein a mass ratio (Ac:Bc) of the amount of the first carbon black (Ac) in the pigment dispersion liquid A to the amount of the second carbon black (Bc) having a surface functional group in the self-dispersible pigment dispersion liquid B is 98:2 to 50:50.

11-04-2010

20100309260

INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An inkjet recording ink including a carbon black, a dispersant, a polyurethane resin particle, and water, where the carbon black is a channel black, a gas black, or a mixture of channel black and a gas black, and the polyurethane resin particle is an anionic self-emulsifying ether-based polyurethane resin particle, wherein the anionic self-emulsifying ether-based polyurethane resin particle has an acid value of 40 to 120 and a mass average molecular weight of 500 to 50,000, and an average primary particle diameter of 20 nm or less.

12-09-2010

20110071250

COLORANT DISPERSION OF RECORDING INK, AND RECORDING INK USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a colorant dispersion for a recording ink containing at least a dispersant, a colorant, and water, wherein the dispersant is a polycarboxylic acid dispersant containing units represented by formulae (1) to (3): where R1, R2, and R4 are selected from a hydrogen atom and CH3; R3 is selected from a hydrogen atom and a C1-C3 alkyl group; R5 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; AO and BO represent a C2-C3 oxyalkylene group; M is selected from alkali metal, alkali earth metal, ammonium, and organic amine; m represents an integer of 1 to 30; and n represents an integer of 5 to 50.

03-24-2011

20110074865

INKJET RECORDING INK AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An inkjet recording ink which contains: a carbon black; a dispersant; resin emulsion; and water, in which the resin emulsion contains a resin which is at least one of a urethane resin and a styrene-acryl resin, and the ink satisfies the following relationship: 20≦B−A≦50, where A(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in dispersion containing the carbon black, the dispersant, and water, which is before added with the resin emulsion, and B(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in the ink.

INKJET RECORDING INK SET, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording ink set containing at least a black pigment ink and a color pigment ink which has a color selected from one or more colors, wherein the black pigment ink contains a first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value of 65 mgKOH/g to 85 mgKOH/g, and the at least one color pigment ink of every color contains a second anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value 10 mgKOH/g to 40 mgKOH/g lower than those of the first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin contained in the black pigment ink.

INKJET RECORDING INK AND INK CARTRIDGE - An inkjet recording ink including a pigment dispersion liquid containing at least a first carbon black and a dispersant, a second carbon black, a penetrant, a wetting agent and water, wherein the first carbon black has an average particle diameter D50 of 70 nm to 180 nm as measured by a dynamic light scattering method and has a particle diameter standard deviation equal to or smaller than ½ of the average particle diameter, wherein the dispersant is a condensate of naphthalene sulfonic acid and formalin, wherein the second carbon black is carbon black coated with a resin, and wherein the penetrant is a 2-ethyl-1,3-hexandiol.

06-21-2012

20120242741

INKJET RECORDING INK SET AND INK CARTRIDGE, AND RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE-FORMED ARTICLE USING SUCH INK SET - An inkjet recording ink set, which contains at least: a black pigment ink; and a color pigment ink, wherein the black pigment ink contains a black pigment treated with an anionic surfactant, and a black pigment coated with a resinous polymer, and water, and the black pigment ink is a pigment dispersion liquid where the black pigment treated with the anionic surfactant and the black pigment coated with the resinous polymer are dispersed in the water, and wherein the color pigment ink contains a color pigment, a nonionic surfactant, and water, and the color pigment ink is a pigment dispersion liquid where the color pigment is dispersed in the water with assistance of the nonionic surfactant.

09-27-2012

20120262518

INKJET INK, PIGMENT DISPERSION, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, INK CARTRIDGE, AND PRINT - An inkjet ink including water, a pigment, a polymer, and a hydrazine compound. The polymer does not include an anionic unit and includes a first unit having a carbonyl group capable of reacting with a hydrazino group, and a second unit having at least one of an amino group, a dimethylamino group, and a diethylamino group. The content of the first unit is from 40% to 90% by weight based on the weight of the polymer, and the inkjet ink has a pH of not less than 9.

10-18-2012

20130147876

INKJET RECORDING INK - An inkjet recording ink including: water; a first pigment dispersion; a second pigment dispersion; and a penetrating agent, wherein the first pigment dispersion includes oxidized carbon black CB-1 dispersed therein with a pH of the first pigment dispersion adjusted to 6 to 8 with an alkali metal hydroxide, where the oxidized carbon black CB-1 is oxidized with ozone and has a volatile content of 10% to 20% and a BET specific surface area of 90 m

06-13-2013

20130182056

INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording ink including water; a dispersant containing a block type copolymer having structural unit of a diene monomer and an aromatic vinyl monomer, wherein the block type copolymer has a sulfonic acid group or salt thereof; a first carbon black; and a second carbon black having 2.0 μmol/m

07-18-2013

20130242013

INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a wetting agent; a colorant; and polymer microparticles, wherein the polymer microparticles are each a copolymer of a monomer represented by the following structural formula (1) or the following general formula (2), a monomer represented by the following general formula (3), and a macromonomer represented by the following general formula (4):

09-19-2013

20140028765

INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, INK CARTRIDGE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink for inkjet recording including a pigment, a penetrating agent and water, wherein the pigment includes: an ozone-oxidized carbon black, including carbon black oxidized by ozone and having a volatile matter content of the carbon black of 10% by mass to 20% by mass and a BET specific surface area of 90 m

01-30-2014

20140072779

INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, AND INKJET PRINTED MATTER - Inkjet ink contains a pigment, a hydrosoluble solvent, and water, wherein the pigment is represented by the following chemical formula 1 and has a CuKα X-ray diffraction spectrum having a wavelength of 1.541 Å such that no main peak is observed at a Bragg (2θ±0.2°) angle in a range of 2θ of from 28.0° to 29.0°,

INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - An ink for inkjet recording includes water, a water-soluble solvent, a pigment and a copolymer including a salt of phosphonic acid group. The copolymer including a salt of phosphonic acid group includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2) or (3):

INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - An ink for inkjet recording includes water; a hydrosoluble solvent, a pigment, and a copolymer including a salt of a diphosphonic acid group. The copolymer including a salt of a diphosphonic acid group includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2):

Motoaki Naruse, Aichi-Ken JP

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20090236830

Airbag - An airbag includes on an area of a circumferential wall encircling mounting holes a reinforced area that has a laminated structure of base cloths, i.e. a body cloth and a plurality of reinforcing cloths overlaid on the body cloth. Each of the base cloths has an adhesive layer on one surface and, the reinforced area includes in between the base cloths an adhesion area that bonds the base cloths together by heat sealing. The adhesion area is formed between two of the base cloths immediately adjoining each other or between two of the base cloths that has at least one other base cloth placed in between and at an area of the other base cloth where there is no cloth. All the base cloths are bonded together by the adhesion area without slippage from one another in a direction orthogonal to a layering direction of the base cloths.

09-24-2009

20100078919

Airbag - An airbag includes a body cloth made of polyamide woven fabric and constituting a circumferential wall of the airbag. The body cloth includes on the inner surface a bond area having a coating layer of polyamide elastomer and to which a supplementary cloth made of polyamide woven fabric is bonded, an extended area having a same coating layer of polyamide elastomer as on the bond area, and an uncoated area that has no coating layer. The coating layer on the bond area is used as heat sealable adhesive that adheres the supplementary cloth to the body cloth whereas that on the extend area is arranged in such a manner as to be exposed to inflation gas upon airbag inflation so as to act as a protective membrane for preventing gas leakage.

04-01-2010

Patent applications by Motoaki Naruse, Aichi-Ken JP

Mutsumi Naruse, Saitama JP

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20090247880

ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND PUMP APPARATUS - An ultrasonic endoscope has an ultrasonic transducer for emitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, a balloon support, having the ultrasonic transducer, for supporting a balloon mounted thereon to cover the ultrasonic transducer hermetically and removably. In an ultrasonic diagnosis system, the ultrasonic endoscope includes an inflation button adapted to inflating the balloon. A deflation button is adapted to deflating the balloon. Furthermore, a flow line extends to the balloon to pass water. A pump apparatus includes a rotary pump for drawing the water through the flow line, to cause the water to flow into and out of the balloon. A pump controller controls the rotary pump, inflates the balloon by supplying the water in response to an inflation signal from the inflation button, and deflates the balloon by discharging the water in response to a deflation signal from the deflation button.

10-01-2009

20090326374

Ultrasound observation device and method for controlling operation thereof - An ultrasound observation device includes a depth knob and a pulse generator. The depth knob is operated to switch the display depth of an ultrasound image on a monitor. Upon every rotation of the depth knob by a predetermined angle, the pulse generator generates a switching pulse. A control circuit has a waiting time determiner, which determines a waiting time to start signal processing every time the switching pulse is generated. When a subsequent switching pulse is generated within the waiting time, the waiting time determiner calculates an average generation interval of the switching pulses, and determines a new waiting time based on the average generation interval. When the waiting time elapsed without the generation of a subsequent switching pulse, the control circuit recognizes the end of switching operation, and starts a display switching process under the conditions corresponding to the number of the switching pulses generated.

12-31-2009

Naofumi Naruse, Atsugi-Shi JP

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Description

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20100189001

SIGNAL ANALYZER - A signal analyzer for facilitating observation of a relative value, i.e., the quantity of variation in power between slots, at the time of analyzing the power of a signal which is to be measured and subjected to power control in units of slot. An analyzing section detects the power value of every slot of a signal which is to be measured and received at a receiving section, and calculates the relative value of the power value between each slot and a slot separated therefrom by a predetermined number. A display control section displays the relative values thus calculated as a graph at a display section by arranging them continuously in time series.

07-29-2010

20120252372

MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL TEST SYSTEM, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM - To enable addition or changes of functions with changes of communication standards in a mobile communication terminal test system. A mobile communication terminal test system includes a transceiver which has a control unit configured to append input information to acquired waveform data, a signal analysis unit which executes an analysis program, and a signal analyzer which is provided separately from the transceiver. The analysis program has a processing program which is provided for each type of arithmetic processing on the waveform data, a control program which is provided for each communication system, selects one or more processing programs for each test item, and executes the processing programs, and a switching program which specifies a communication system and a test item on the basis of the input information, and selects and executes a control program.

10-04-2012

20140080424

DEVICE TO TEST MOBILE TERMINAL AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal testing device includes a reproduction unit that reproduces a BB signal to output at least one reproduced BB signal, an adder that adds a BB signal that are frequency-shifted and a reproduced BB signal to output an added BB signal, an up-converter that generates a multicarrier test signal by making a frequency conversion of the added BB signal of an I phase and Q phase and outputs the multicarrier test signal to UE, and an analyzer that analyzes a response signal output by the UE in response to the multicarrier test signal and the analyzer includes a throughput calculation unit that calculates throughput for the multicarrier test signal and an RSRP acquisition unit that acquires RSRP.

03-20-2014

Patent applications by Naofumi Naruse, Atsugi-Shi JP

Naoki Naruse, Kawasaki-Shi JP

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Description

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20100130270

CELLULAR TELEPHONE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE APPARATUS - To separate a part of a cellular telephone apparatus to use, while ensuring the convenience in various functions installed in the cellular telephone apparatus, in a cellular telephone apparatus where a sub-terminal constituting a part of the cellular telephone apparatus is separable from a main terminal constituting the apparatus body, provided are a state monitoring section that detects a state of the sub-terminal, a table holding section that holds a device table that defines devices driven in various functions of the cellular telephone apparatus corresponding to states of the sub-terminal, and a control section that determines devices driven in the sub-terminal and main terminal according to descriptions of the device table in response to the state of the sub-terminal detected in the state monitoring section.

05-27-2010

Naoki Naruse, Yokohama-Shi JP

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20080222036

MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal capable of causing the user side to grasp whether or not a credit settlement service stops with a simple operation is provided. In the mobile terminal

09-11-2008

Naoyuki Naruse, Mitaka-Shi JP

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20080249406

ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - In a transportable ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, a body to which a display unit on which an ultrasound image is displayed is integrated and an operation panel are connected by a connecting member. The body and the operation panel are supported by a body supporting stub and an operation panel supporting stub, which are separate supporting stubs, on the connecting member in a pivotable manner around center axes of the supporting stubs. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is used in an open state in which the operation panel is pulled down to the front side. The operation panel is pivoted to close with the body, resulting in a storage state.

Takanobu Naruse, Nagoya JP

DATA PROCESSOR - It is aimed at providing a data processor capable of suppressing a sudden current change from the viewpoint of a synchronization clock. A data processor

02-19-2009

20100318732

DATA PROCESSOR - The data processor enhances the bus throughput or data throughput of an external memory, when there are frequent continuous reads with a smaller data size than the data bus width of the external memory. The data processor includes a memory control unit being capable of controlling in response to a clock an external memory having plural banks that are individually independently controllable, plural buses connected to the memory control unit, and circuit modules capable of commanding memory accesses, which are provided in correspondence with each of the buses. The memory control unit contains bank caches each corresponding to the banks of the external memory. Thereby, the data processor enhances the bus throughput or data throughput of the external memory, since the data processor stores the data read out from the external memory temporarily in the bank caches and to use the stored data without invalidating them, when performing a continuous data read with a smaller data size than the data bus width of the external memory.

12-16-2010

Patent applications by Takanobu Naruse, Nagoya JP

Takashi Naruse, Osaka JP

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20100060903

Image Measuring Apparatus and Computer Program - A shape of a measurement object is measured based on an image obtained by applying light onto a stage having the measurement object mounted thereon and performing image formation of transmitted light or reflected light of the light on an imaging device. An image of the measurement object that is obtained by image formation on an imaging device is displayed within the range of the field of view, and feature quantity information is extracted based on the image of the measurement object. A determination is made as to whether feature quantity information approximately in agreement with the extracted feature quantity information is stored. If it is determined that the feature quantity information approximately in agreement with the extracted feature quantity information is stored, then the shape of the measurement object is measured based on information on measurement conditions stored in association with the feature quantity information.

03-11-2010

20120027289

Image Measurement Device, Method For Image Measurement, And Computer Readable Medium Storing A Program For Image Measurement - Present invention is an image measurement device capable of easily identifying a degree of disagreement between contours for a plurality of workpieces, and including: an edge extraction unit that extracts an edge line from a workpiece image; an image comparison unit that compares the workpiece image with the previously held master image, an error calculation unit that calculates, based on the comparison result, an error indicating an amount of displacement between an edge position of the workpiece image and a position of the master image corresponding to this edge position; a statistical information calculation unit that calculates statistical information of the calculated error for a plurality of workpiece images and for each edge position; a statistical information display unit that displays the statistical information along the edge line extracted from the workpiece image or the master image in a display mode suitable for the values of the statistical information.

02-02-2012

20120027307

Image Measurement Device, Method For Image Measurement, And Computer Readable Medium Storing A Program For Image Measurement - An image measurement device capable of recognizing a relative position and easily identifying a measurement result is provided, the device including: a measurement configuration data storage section that holds characteristic amount information, information for portions to be measured, and setting value information; a placement state detection section that detects a position and a posture of each workpiece; an edge detection section that detects an edge of portions to be measured; a pass-fail determination section that calculates size values of the portions to be measured and performs pass-fail determination of the portions to be measured and the workpiece; a measurement result display section that displays a result of the pass-fail determination of the workpiece over the workpiece image; and a workpiece selection section for selecting any of the workpieces. The measurement result display section displays the result of the pass-fail determination for the portions to be measured of the selected workpiece.

02-02-2012

Takayoshi Naruse, Okazaki-City JP

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20080258304

Semiconductor device having multiple wiring layers - A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; and wiring layers on the substrate. Each wiring layer includes: an interlayer insulation film having a wiring groove with a via hole; a copper wiring in the groove and the hole; an barrier metal layer between an inner wall of the groove with the hole and the copper wiring; and an upper barrier metal layer on the interlayer insulation film and covering an upper surface of the copper wiring. The barrier metal layer prevents a copper component in the copper wiring from diffusing into the interlayer insulation film. The copper wiring of an upper layer is electrically coupled with the copper wiring of a lower layer. The upper barrier metal layer of the lower layer prevents a copper component in the copper wiring of the lower layer from diffusing into the interlayer insulation film of the upper layer.

10-23-2008

20090114974

Semiconductor device including a plurality of memory cells and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of bit lines, and a plurality of source lines. The memory cells are located in the semiconductor substrate. Each of the memory cells includes a trench provided in the semiconductor substrate, an oxide layer disposed on a sidewall of the trench, a tunnel oxide layer disposed at a bottom portion of the trench, a floating gate disposed in the trench so as to be surrounded by the oxide layer and the tunnel oxide layer, and an erasing electrode disposed on an opposing side of the tunnel oxide layer from the floating gate. The bit lines and the source lines are alternately arranged on the memory cells in parallel with each other.

05-07-2009

Takayuki Naruse, Matsumoto-Shi JP

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20090059499

ELECTRO OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an electro optical device including a frame including a metal unit and a resin unit, and a display panel stored in the resin unit. The resin unit is integrally formed with the metal unit to form the frame including a resin material, and at least a part of an end of the metal unit is buried in the resin unit in the state where the end is bent at a side of the display panel.

03-05-2009

Takeshi Naruse, Kumamoto-Ken JP

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20110183911

METHOD FOR IMPROVING NEUROTRANSMISSION FAILURE USING A NOVEL AGENT - A novel medicament for ameliorating neurotransmission dysfunction diseases is provided. A medicament for ameliorating neurotransmission dysfunction diseases comprising as a main active ingredient preferably a selenocysteine-containing protein such as Selenoprotein P or a selenocysteine-containing peptide that consists of said protein or a series of said peptides. A medicament suited for ameliorating neurotransmission dysfunction diseases caused by various pathological conditions is provided.

07-28-2011

Takeshi Naruse, Kumamoto-Shi JP

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20090075865

Novel medicament for ameliorating dyskinesia - A novel medicament for treating neurodegenerative diseases, especially for ameliorating dyskinesia, comprising as an active ingredient selenoprotein P and/or a peptide fragment or a series of peptide fragments derived from said protein is provided. The novel medicament for treating neurodegenerative diseases, especially for ameliorating dyskinesia, according to the present invention is suitably applicable to diseases with decrease in motor function.

03-19-2009

Taketomo Naruse, Yokohama-Shi JP

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Description

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20090147285

IMAGE JOINING APPARATUS - Joint images are end portions of respective read images and are portions to be joined together. The joint images are stored with a compression ratio lower than that with which the read images are stored. Then, the read images are joined together at relative positions determined on the basis of the joint images.

06-11-2009

20090238351

INFORMATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - After the user purchased an information apparatus, even when he turns on a power source without setting a line and automatic line identification fails, a demonstration mode is not started, and when the information apparatus exists in a shop, the demonstration mode can be certainly started by the minimum number of steps. The information apparatus has: a communicating situation identifying unit for identifying a communicating situation of the information apparatus; a display unit for displaying the demonstration mode and an electronic key for promoting sales of the information apparatus; an operation unit for selecting the electronic key; and a control unit for identifying the communicating situation when the power source is turned on, starting a regular mode in which the information apparatus is normally used when the identification of the communicating situation succeeds, and displaying a demonstration mode selection display screen to select start-up of the demonstration mode when the identification of the communicating situation fails.

09-24-2009

20100149557

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - When combining at least two images, a displacement between the images to be combined is corrected before combining the images. Therefore, the images to be combined are displayed on a display screen to correct the displacement. Further, the images may be enlarged for display so as to correct the displacement with increased precision. However, if an area for enlarging does not include image information, it is difficult for a user to recognize the displacement between images and correct the displacement. Accordingly, image information included in the images is detected and an area including at least the detected image information is displayed.

06-17-2010

20130229672

APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPARATUS - An apparatus including a communication unit configured to be able to perform wireless communication with a communication device in a sleep state or a soft-off state stores device information representing the device status of the apparatus in a memory accessible when the communication unit performs the wireless communication. The apparatus determines, based on the device information stored in the memory, whether to execute predetermined processing in the sleep state or the soft-off state. When it is determined to execute the predetermined processing, the apparatus shifts from the sleep state or the soft-off state to an activation state and executes the predetermined processing. When it is determined not to execute the predetermined processing, the apparatus keeps the sleep state or the soft-off state.

09-05-2013

20130229673

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one advantageous aspect of the present invention, even if communication becomes impossible during data transfer, an apparatus with a small-capacity memory is efficiently used. To realize this, in a wireless communication apparatus including a wireless communication unit, wireless communication with a communication device is performed according to a first wireless communication method and a second wireless communication method that has a communicable range wider than that in the first wireless communication method. Then, a request for executing predetermined processing and information for performing wireless communication according to the second wireless communication method with an output destination of data obtained by executing the predetermined processing is received. Upon receiving the request, the predetermined processing is executed. Based on the received information, the data obtained by executing the predetermined processing is outputted to the output destination.

09-05-2013

20130229685

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - In an information processing apparatus capable of performing communication using each of a plurality of communication methods, information used to communicate with an external apparatus of the information processing apparatus by a second communication method among the plurality of communication methods is received from the external apparatus by a first communication method among the plurality of communication methods. The external apparatus is notified, by the second communication method based on the received information, of information about execution of predetermined processing in accordance with a result obtained by determining the status of the communication with the external apparatus by the first communication method.

09-05-2013

20130231051

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - In an information processing apparatus capable of executing a first wireless communication method and a second wireless communication method having a communication range wider than that of the first wireless communication method, an apparatus to be caused to execute predetermined processing is searched for using both the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method. When a common apparatus has been found by both the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method, the common apparatus is decided as the apparatus to be caused to execute the predetermined processing by the second wireless communication method.

09-05-2013

20140035988

CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A control method for carrying out printing of images on a continuous sheet, comprising: setting an area which includes a unique portion unsuitable for image printing that exists on the continuous sheet; and causing a cutter unit cut the area into a plurality of sheet pieces in a case where a length of the area which is continuous due to continuous existence of the unique portions exceeds a predetermined length.

02-06-2014

20140036017

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING - A printing apparatus, including: a printing unit configured to print a plurality of images on a continuous sheet; and a cutting unit configured to cut the continuous sheet per each of the images, wherein, when printing images, information indicating a value obtained by counting the number of the cut sheets cut by the cutting unit is recorded in an area other than the image on the continuous sheet.

02-06-2014

20150036176

SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus stores, in a storage unit, a plurality of charging tables for calculating a charging amount in execution of a job. A communication terminal acquires a charging table from the storage unit based on identification information for identifying a communication terminal, and calculates, based on the acquired charging table, a charging amount for a job to be transmitted to the image forming apparatus. The calculated charging amount is displayed.

NETWORK SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - An embodiment of this invention is directed to a technique capable of appropriately performing a charging process for recharging in an apparatus which is wirelessly rechargeable during communication. According to the embodiment, a mobile terminal which operates by a rechargeable battery, includes a recharge unit configured to recharge the rechargeable battery by wireless power supply, and can transmit a job to an information processing apparatus by short distance wireless communication is operated as follows. An inquiry message for inquiring of a user whether to recharge the rechargeable battery by wireless power supply, which is subject to a paid system, is displayed at the time of transmission of the job. At this time, transmission of the job by short distance wireless communication and display of the inquiry message are controlled to be performed at different timings.

02-05-2015

Patent applications by Taketomo Naruse, Yokohama-Shi JP

Taku Naruse, Ome-Shi JP

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Description

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20090115787

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MOTION PICTURE DATA PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a storage device to store motion picture data, a dividing module which divides the motion picture data stored in the storage device into first motion picture data and second motion picture data, a transmitting module which transmits one of the first motion picture data and second motion picture data formed by the dividing module to another electronic apparatus, and a display module which displays one of the first motion picture data and second motion picture data formed by the dividing module while the one of the first motion picture data and second motion picture data is subjected to a predetermined adjusting process.

05-07-2009

20140365701

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first logic circuit, a second logic circuit and a controller. The first logic circuit selectively supplies either the detection signal indicating the connection of the external display to a first connector or the detection signal indicating the connection of the external display to a second connector on an extension unit to the input/output port. The second logic circuit switches between supplying the detection signal to the input/output port and cutting off the detection signal to the input/output port. The controller controls the second logic circuit to cut off the supply of the detection signal to the input/output port for a first period when the extension unit is attached or detached.

12-11-2014

20150029104

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POINTING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input, an output and a controller. The input receives operation information corresponding to an operation of a pointing device. The output outputs an image to be displayed on a display. The controller sets a plurality of divisional areas on a screen of the display in accordance with a resolution of the display, and moves a mouse pointer in units of a divisional area of the plurality of divisional areas in accordance with the operation information.

01-29-2015

Patent applications by Taku Naruse, Ome-Shi JP

Takumi Naruse, Miyazaki JP

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20100156735

ANTENNA UNIT AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREWITH - An antenna unit includes an antenna formed on a magnetic sheet. A transmission circuit includes an inductor, a matching capacitor, and the antenna connected in series, and a reception circuit includes the antenna, the matching capacitor, a resistor, and a capacitor connected in series. The antenna is formed as one turn, and the size of the antenna and the resistor involves a predetermined relationship.

06-24-2010

20110019381

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD AND POWER LINE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING IT - A highly reliable electronic circuit board for suppressing propagation of noise and a power line communication apparatus using it are provided. An electronic circuit board of the invention is connected to a different electronic circuit board and including a first board having a first face and a second face opposed to the first face and a second board having a third face and a fourth face opposed to the third face. The electronic circuit board includes a first circuit mounted on one end of the first face for performing analog signal processing; a second circuit mounted on another end of the first face for performing digital signal processing; a junction layer provided between the second face and the third face for jointing the first board and the second board; a built-in electronic component built into the junction layer; a connection part mounted on the fourth face and to be connected to the different electronic circuit board; and a first conducting path for electrically connecting the second circuit and the connection part, wherein the connection part is mounted at a position overlapping projection projecting the second circuit onto the fourth face from a vertical direction relative to the first face.

01-27-2011

20140091758

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - This communication apparatus makes it possible to have a non-contact charging module and a sheet antenna coexist, even in the case where there the non-contact charging module and the sheet antenna in the communication apparatus. The apparatus is provided with: a housing; a secondary-side non-contact charging module, which is housed in the housing, receives power by means of electromagnetic induction, and has a first coil having a conducting wire wound thereon, and a first magnetic sheet facing the first coil; and an NFC antenna, which is housed in the housing, and has a second coil having a conducting wire wound thereon, and a second magnetic sheet facing the second coil. The secondary-side non-contact charging module and the NFC antenna are not laminated to each other.

04-03-2014

20140306656

NON-CONTACT CHARGING MODULE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH SAME - Provided is a non-contact charging module for which miniaturization is achieved by making a non-contact charging coil, an NFC antenna, and a magnetic sheet into one module, and which enables transmission and power propagation in the same direction. This device of the present invention is provided with a charging coil comprising a wound lead wire, an NFC coil disposed so as to surround the charging coil, and a magnetic sheet that holds the charging coil and the NFC coil from the same direction. The number of turns of the charging coil is greater than that of the NFC coil.

10-16-2014

20140375262

WIRELESS CHARGING MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH SAME - Provided is a wireless charging module which is made to be compact by a wireless charging coil and a NFC antenna being implemented as a single module, and is capable of carrying out communication and power transmission in the same direction while preventing mutual interference. This wireless charging module is provided with a charging coil (

12-25-2014

Patent applications by Takumi Naruse, Miyazaki JP

Takuya Naruse, Aichi-Ken JP

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20110241585

DIRECT-CURRENT TO THREE-PHASE ALTERNATING-CURRENT INVERTER SYSTEM - A DC to three-phase AC inverter system includes a three-phase motor, an inverter circuit, switching elements, a capacitor, a DC power source and a control circuit. The DC power source is connected to the three-phase motor at a neutral point thereof. The control circuit calculates voltage commands, first through third divided boost commands by dividing a boost command, and first through third drive signals based on the voltage commands and the first through third divided boost commands. The second and third divided boost commands are used when the PWM control is performed by turning on and off the switching elements for the second and third phases while the switching elements for the first phase continues to be on or off state is set larger than those used when the PWM control is performed by turning on and off the switching elements for the first through third phases.

10-06-2011

20110241587

DIRECT-CURRENT TO THREE-PHASE ALTERNATING-CURRENT INVERTER SYSTEM - A direct-current to three-phase alternating-current inverter system includes a three-phase motor, a plurality of switching elements, an inverter circuit for the three-phase motor, a capacitor, a direct-current power source and a control circuit. The switching elements arranged in the inverter circuit serve as upper and lower arms for the respective three phases of the three-phase motor, respectively. The capacitor is connected in parallel to the respective pairs of the upper and lower arms. The direct-current power source is arranged between the neutral-point of the three-phase motor and the respective lower arms or the respective upper arms. The control circuit controls the switching elements such that at least the switching frequency of one pair of the switching elements for one phase through which the current having the greatest value flows is lower than the switching frequencies of the other pairs of the switching elements for the other phases.

10-06-2011

20140375240

ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR FOR VEHICLE - In an electric compressor for a vehicle, a sensor is provided between a filter circuit and a negative terminal of the electric motor that is connected to an in-vehicle power source. An inverter includes a controller which is configured to check the frequency of the ripple component of the input current to the inverter based on the current measured by the current sensor and variably sets the carrier frequency of the inverter so as not to coincide with the checked frequency.

12-25-2014

Tatsuya Naruse, Osaka JP

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20110073915

SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit according to the present invention includes an I/O cell, a first PAD connected to the I/O cell, first and second PADs, a package wire which is connected to the first PAD and allows connection between the first PAD and an outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit, and a second package wire which is connected to the second PAD and allows connection between the second PAD and an outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit. A connection point between the first PAD and the fist package wire is located in an area where the I/O cell is placed. A connection point between the second PAD and the second package wire is located outside an area where the I/O cell is placed.

03-31-2011

20120287541

SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - An electrode pad is provided above a circuit block of a semiconductor integrated circuit device. A junction point A and a junction point B are provided on connection lines connecting electrode pads to an internal circuit and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit. The junction point A and the junction point B are positioned at locations closer to the ESD protection circuit than to the electrode pads.

11-15-2012

20140218831

SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - An electrode pad is provided above a circuit block of a semiconductor integrated circuit device. A junction point A and a junction point B are provided on connection lines connecting electrode pads to an internal circuit and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit. The junction point A and the junction point B are positioned at locations closer to the ESD protection circuit than to the electrode pads.

08-07-2014

Patent applications by Tatsuya Naruse, Osaka JP

Tomohiko Naruse, Gifu JP

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20090009659

IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image capturing apparatus and method in which the image recording time is reduced and the memory capacity required for compression is also reduced. A number-of-bytes calculation unit

01-08-2009

Tomohiro Naruse, Hitachinaka JP

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20090246030

IMPELLER - To provide a can manufacturing pump impeller in which a stress of a base portion of a blade is prevented from increasing while improving the strength of a joint portion of a hub and a boss. In order to reinforce a joint portion of a hub and a boss, a plate is jointed to the inside of an impeller. In order not to overlap a base portion of a blade and the plate with each other on the hub, an opening portion is provided in the plate around the base portion of the blade on the hub. As a shape of the opening portion, a semicircular shape, a semielliptical shape, a rectangular shape, or a trapezoidal shape can be selected. Further, as a plate shape, a flat plate structure, a shell structure, or a curved structure can be selected.

10-01-2009

20100270308

END WALL CLOSURE APPARATUS - Size reduction of a barrel-type casing using a shear key is aimed for while ensuring a necessary area of a head cover end surface. A shoulder is formed on the axially outer side of the outer circumferential surface of a head cover. The inner surface of a casing is provided with a circumferentially extending groove. Shear key structure includes a first shear key member disposed in the shoulder and the groove, such that at least a portion of its outer circumferential surface is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the groove, and a second shear key member disposed adjacent to the first shear key member in the groove, the second shear key member having an axially projecting shoulder, its outer circumferential surface being in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the casing. The first and second shear key members are circumferentially segmented respectively into three or more members, and each member is radially fixed to the casing but not axially fastened to each other, to allow slight displacement between the first and second shear key members by a shear force.

10-28-2010

Patent applications by Tomohiro Naruse, Hitachinaka JP

Toshihiko Naruse, Chiba JP

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20090155376

PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE WITH ANTIDIABETIC EFFECT - The present invention provides compositions (blood sugar increase inhibitors) that have an action of lowering the blood sugar level of a subject in a hyperglycemic condition and are for use in lowering the blood sugar level of such a subject. Moreover, the present invention provides compositions for use in preventing or treating diseases resulting from hyperglycemia, in particular, diabetes and diabetic complications, due to the aforementioned action (a preventive or ameliorative composition for diseases resulting from hyperglycemia, an antidiabetic agent).

06-18-2009

Toshihiro Naruse, Fukuroi-Shi JP

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20080296113

CONTROLLING METHOD AND CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR STARTING CLUTCH - The present invention provides a controlling method for a starting clutch disposed between a transmission and an engine of a vehicle and having a wet type multi-plate clutch for transmitting a power and a piston for pressing the wet type multi-plate clutch to engage the wet type multi-plate clutch, wherein, while the starting clutch is being subjected to creep control, the pressing force of the piston is controlled variably.

12-04-2008

20090050431

STARTING CLUTCH APPARATUS - The present invention provides a starting clutch apparatus comprising a damper device connected to an output member of an engine, a wet type multi-plate clutch housed in a housing, a piston for pressing the wet type multi-plate clutch to tighten the clutch, and an output member connected to an input shaft of an automatic transmission and wherein an output of the engine is connected to or disconnected from the input shaft of the automatic transmission by engaging or disengaging the wet type multi-plate clutch, and further wherein the damper device includes a damper output portion engaged by an outer diameter portion of the housing.

02-26-2009

20090057088

STARTING CLUTCH APPARATUS - The present invention provides a starting clutch apparatus comprising a damper device connected to an output member of an engine, a wet type multi-plate clutch housed in a housing, a piston for pressing the wet type multi-plate clutch to tighten the clutch, and an output member connected to an input shaft of an automatic transmission and wherein an output of the engine is connected to or disconnected from the input shaft of the automatic transmission by engaging or disengaging the wet type multi-plate clutch, and further wherein the housing is provided with a discharge oil path through which oil which lubricated the wet type multi-plate clutch is returned toward the automatic transmission.

03-05-2009

Tsunehide Naruse, Mito-Shi JP

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20090025264

LIGHT-EMITTING SIGN DEVICE - A light-emitting sign device is provided, in which optimum scattering of light from a light source is ensured, light loss can be reduced to a minimum, uniform and bright emission is made possible, and visibility and cost efficiency are improved. A sign plate having a sign surface is provided, and a light-diffusing plate, light guide plate, and white reflecting plate are arranged in this order on the rear surface of the sign plate. A light-scattering layer that scatters the light from the light source is coated on the rear surface of the light guide plate. The light-scattering layer has a binder layer composed of a coating composition using a transparent resin as a binder. A filler in the form of transparent and substantially spherical fine particles of silica is uniformly dispersed in the binder layer.

01-29-2009

20090027895

LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device of a very simple configuration in which uniform LED light illumination can be obtained with a low light quantity loss, the device having a low production cost, improved emission characteristic and excellent cost efficiency and reliability. A transparent body is disposed in the vicinity of a LED, and a light-scattering layer that scatters the light of the LED is formed by coating on the light-illuminating surface of the transparent body through which the light of the LED passes. The light-scattering layer contains 2.5 parts by weight to 4 parts by weight of a filler and has a thickness of 5 μm to 20 μm.

01-29-2009

Yasuhito Naruse, Shizuoka JP

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20080276861

Coating rod and producing method therefor - A peripheral surface of a coating rod has an area where grooves (convex portions) are formed. This area is ground by a grinding apparatus by which a maximum height Ry of the rod surface is adjusted to 15 μm or less. Further, a ratio of D/W is adjusted to 0.01 or more, wherein D is a total distance of the convex portions of the rod actually abutting on a web in an axial direction of the rod, and W is a coating width of the web. Furthermore, straightness of the rod is adjusted to 30 μm or less per 1 m, and roundness of the rod is adjusted to 10 μm or less. Micro-projections are removed by grinding so that scratches of a coating surface are prevented from occurring. Coating unevenness is prevented by improving the straightness and the roundness.

11-13-2008

Yasuhito Naruse, Haibara-Gun JP

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20090133618

COATING APPARATUS - A coating apparatus is provided which does not form lines having a constant pitch in applying a coating solution to a web or a sheet medium by using a coating rod or a coating roller even at a high speed. The present invention relates to a coating apparatus for applying a coating solution to a continuously running support medium via a coating rod. A coating rod (

05-28-2009

20090246395

COATING METHOD AND COATING DEVICE - The present invention provides a coating method and a coating device that can both prevent the occurrence of streaks and nonuniform application. A coating device comprises an approximately cylindrical bar arranged to come into contact with a traveling web, and a feed device that feeds coating solution to the entry side of the web relative to the bar. Spiral grooves inclined at an angle of 20 degrees to 70 degrees (both inclusive) with respect to a plane orthogonal to the central axis of the bar, and smooth portions with which the web comes into contact at a percentage of 20% or more are formed on the surface of the bar.

10-01-2009

Patent applications by Yasuhito Naruse, Haibara-Gun JP

Yohichi Naruse, Gifu JP

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20090213053

Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels each connected to a signal line via a switching element. Each pixel includes first and second sub-pixels having voltage vs. luminance characteristics different from each other with respect to a signal voltage supplied from the signal line. A threshold signal voltage of the first sub-pixel is lower than that of the second sub-pixel. The pixels form color display pixels which are red, green pixel and blue pixels. Where the area ratio of the first sub-pixel in each of the red, green and blue pixels is SR1, SG1 and SB1, and the ratio of the lighting-up time period of the first sub-pixel of each of the red, green and blue pixels in one vertical scanning period is TR1, TG1 and TB1, the relationship of (SR1×TR1)>(SG1×TG1)>(SB1×TB1) holds.

08-27-2009

Yohko Naruse, Ichinomiya-Shi JP

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20090079295

ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR - An electrostatic generator includes a substrate, an electrode formed on or in a surface of the substrate, an electret film provided so as to be opposed to the electrode and an insulating film on an electrode side formed on a surface of the electrode on a side opposed to the electret film.

03-26-2009

20090243429

OPERATION APPARATUS - An operation apparatus includes a first electrode, and a second electrode including an electric field or magnetic field generating region, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are so arranged that a center of the first electrode in a movement direction and a center of the electric field or magnetic field generating region of the second electrode in the movement direction deviate from each other in an initial state.

10-01-2009

20120217842

ELECTROSTATIC OPERATION DEVICE - An electrostatic operation device in which a variation in the amount of electric charges accumulated in an electret film caused by physical impact can be suppressed. The electrostatic operation device (electrostatic induction power generating device (

08-30-2012

Patent applications by Yohko Naruse, Ichinomiya-Shi JP

Yohko Naruse, Aichi JP

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20100019616

ELECTROSTATIC OPERATION DEVICE - An electrostatic operation device in which a variation in the amount of electric charges accumulated in an electret film caused by physical impact can be suppressed. The electrostatic operation device (electrostatic induction power generating device (

01-28-2010

20100052469

ELECTROSTATIC ACTING DEVICE - An electrostatic acting device in which leakage of charge from an electret film is suppressed. The electrostatic acting device comprises a movable electrode section (

03-04-2010

20100109472

ELECTROSTATIC ACTING DEVICE - An electrostatic acting device in which leakage of charge from an electret film is suppressed. The electrostatic acting device comprises a movable electrode section (

NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a battery element, a film-form casing member, and a resin protective layer. The battery element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The film-form casing member contains the battery element and an electrolyte in an enclosed space thereof. The resin protective layer is formed along the surface of the film-form casing member and has a substantially uniform thickness.

07-23-2009

20090202918

POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND BATTERY - A polymer electrolyte capable of obtaining superior discharge characteristics and a battery using it are provided. A cathode (

08-13-2009

Yoshihiro Naruse, Shiga JP

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20090060961

Spongelike Structure and Powder, As Well As Process for Producing the Same - An object of the present invention is to provide a spongelike structure or a powder having fibers three-dimensionally arranged therein with high dispersibility, whose apparent density can be designed depending on the purpose or utility, as well as a process producing them. A fiber dispersion in which fibers having a number mean diameter in a predetermined range are dispersed in a dispersion medium, and this fiber dispersion is dried to remove the dispersion medium, thereby, a spongelike structure and a powder are produced.

03-05-2009

Yoshihiro Naruse, Otsu JP

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20090269563

LIGHT REFLECTING SHEET - Provided is a recyclable light reflecting sheet which is excellent in light reflection characteristic regardless of being thin type and is contributing to weight reduction of a display. Provided is a light reflecting sheet comprising a sheet containing a single filament with a number mean diameter of 1 to 1000 nm, and having a light reflectance of 95% or more at a wavelength of 560 nm.

10-29-2009

Youichi Naruse, Aichi JP

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20110183196

SEALED BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, VEHICLE MOUNTING THE SEALED BATTERY, AND BATTERY MOUNTING DEVICE MOUNTING THE SEALED BATTERY - A sealed battery includes a battery case formed with a liquid inlet, a power generating element contained in the battery case, and a lid member closing the liquid inlet, the peripheral edge of the lid member being welded to the battery case over the entire circumference. The battery further includes a circular groove provided in the outer surface of the battery case and around the entire periphery of the liquid inlet to face the back surface of the lid member, a peripheral portion provided over the entire periphery of a portion in the back surface of the lid member facing the liquid inlet to face the circular groove, and a protrusion partially placed around the liquid inlet between the circular groove and the peripheral portion to form a clearance between the circular groove and the peripheral portion. The space facing the inner surface in a portion melted during welding between the peripheral edge of the lid member and the battery case is continuous to the liquid inlet through a clearance formed by the protrusion between the circular groove and the peripheral portion.

07-28-2011

Yusuke Naruse, Chiyoda-Ku JP

PLASMA IGNITION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A plasma ignition device comprising: an ignition plug; an ignition circuit applying a high voltage to the plug to start discharge; a power supply circuit including a battery section for supplying an electric energy to a discharge space of the plug having impedance reduced by discharge start, and a charging section charging the battery section with a boosted voltage by a booster circuit, wherein the power supply circuit including: a first means

05-05-2011

20110239998

PLASMA IGNITION DEVICE - A plasma power supply circuit includes a DC/DC converter connected to a DC power supply and outputting a DC voltage, a voltage limit circuit limiting an output voltage from the DC/DC converter to a predetermined value, a PJ capacitor connected to an output end of the DC/DC converter and charged with electric energy used to generate a plasma in a discharge space of the spark plug, and a high-voltage switch connected between the PJ capacitor and the DC/DC converter and controlled to switch ON and OFF so that a charge period of the PJ capacitor is controlled according to running conditions of the internal combustion engine. Hence, the plasma ignition device can prevent damage on an electronic component incorporated therein even at the occurrence of a short and lessen damage on the internal combustion engine caused by an erroneous plasma jet ejection, wearing of the spark plug, and power consumption.

10-06-2011

20110253115

PLASMA IGNITION SYSTEM - To provide a plasma ignition system that can prevent damage on an internal combustion engine due to erroneous ejection of a plasma jet, and further, even when the required voltage of an ignition plug becomes lower, can prevent erroneous ignition by the charged voltage of a PJ capacitor. A plasma power supply circuit of the plasma ignition system includes a voltage-limiting circuit having a first set voltage having an absolute value lower relative to the discharge voltage of the ignition coil, and a second set voltage having an absolute value higher relative to the discharge voltage of the ignition coil, and the first set voltage and the second set voltage are selectively switched according to an operation condition of the internal combustion engine.